Indiana defeats Miami for the U.S. college football title

Indiana defeated Miami 27-21 in the College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium. The matchup placed the No.1 seed against the No.10 seed in the final game of the expanded postseason route.

The result belongs to a national college system rather than an international federation calendar, but its audience, athlete-development implications and commercial scale make it an important part of January's broader sports landscape.